We aim to understand how natural selection shapes the life
history and behaviour of wild animal populations. Our work
focuses mainly on seabirds (shags, boobies, gulls,
shearwaters, guillemots, etc) living in islands but
has also involved studies on fishes and other vertebrate
species. We are also interested in wildlife conservation and
the consequences of human actions for the diversity (see our
research on the effects of the Prestige
oil spill)